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clutch bag

noun

Definition of clutch bagnext
as in purse

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Recent Examples of clutch bag Dua and Callum did not disappoint, emerging on Sunday afternoon for the shindig, with Dua wearing a sheer white Chloé dress and carrying a swan clutch bag. — Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 8 June 2026 All purses, bags or containers larger than a small clutch bag. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026 She was elegantly dressed in a cream coat dress adorned with delicate embroidery, paired with matching heels and a coordinating clutch bag. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 At the tournament, Lohan appeared to wear a light pink Chanel printed mini dress from the fashion house’s 1996 runway collection with a black Chanel clutch bag. — Escher Walcott, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clutch bag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutch bag
  1. purse
  2. bag
  3. pocketbook
  4. wallet
  5. handbag
Noun
  • Use them on your luggage, backpack, purse, or fanny pack to prevent sneaky pickpockets from slipping their fingers inside.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Mattresses and furniture line the walls and there are bins full of purses and shoes.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of purse
Noun
  • Ultimately, Taylor’s journey was a lesson in how simple pleasures are often the most enduring souvenirs—internal keepsakes that linger long after the last bag is unpacked.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The brothers were questioned separately at the scene, and Brian Hickerson gave an officer a bag of Panettiere’s medications, the report said.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bag
Noun
  • Members want action on pocketbook bills like bipartisan proposals from Sens.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Older Marni dressers may feel more at home today in the collection's short-haired goat fur coats, which could appeal to any age, if not every pocketbook.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of pocketbook
Noun
  • The latter is a flexible, breathable hide of pigs and has been used to make products such as shoes, purses, wallets and early forms of sports equipment.
    — Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Customers opening their wallets tells you there is a business model.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of wallet
Noun
  • Tyler Ellis, a designer who was born and raised in Los Angeles and produces her eponymous collection of handbags and evening bags out of Florence, Italy, took the first-place finish ahead with an MIV of $428,000.
    — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The vintage suitcase that started it all was scanned and digitally printed on a handbag, the Capucines MM Genesis, and a mini attaché case with a shoulder strap, dubbed the Valisette Genesis, thereby capturing and preserving its singular patina.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of handbag

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“Clutch bag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clutch%20bag. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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